September 2008

UO E-clips, Aug. 30-Sept. 2

Top stories for August 30-September 2, 2008: Developers challenging city's rules for building apartments near UO campus, reports the Register-Guard; some Ducks fans keep cops busy near Autzen, says the R-G; Higher ed projects in Oregon, including those at UO, are on the radar of the Associated Constructions Publication, which is scanning for signs of economic impacts; and 'watch out for that tree' is the newest roadblock for the arena, reports the Register-Guard

UO E-clips, Sept. 3

Student rental properties for incoming UO students may be limited, reports KEZI News

UO E-clips, Sept. 4

Top stories for September 4, 2008: UO's Climate Masters program, heading into Springfield, is part of the climate solution, writes the Register-Guard; volunteering at the UO art museum is a topic covered by KVAL 13-TV; and the Daily Journal of Commerce reports that the UO is looking to build co-generation plant

UO E-clips, Sept. 5

Top stories for September 5, 2008: UO seeks funding shift for arena parking garage, reports the Register-Guard, and Eugene Weekly reports that the UO is seeking approval from the state's attorney general to start arena construction before receiving a building permit; and Bulgaria's Science Centric picks up the UO news release about bone parts not adding up to the conclusion of Palauan dwarfs

UO E-clips, Sept. 6-8

Top stories for September 6-8, 2008: It's back in court today for UO wrestling program, reports the Associated Press; Oregon's economy still struggling, reports the Portland Business Journal, citing the monthly indicators published by UO economist Tim Duy; the UO's Environmental Leadership Program is mentioned in a Register-Guard story on how the sustainability effort for schools at the starting line; and the Oregon higher ed chancellor gets pay raise, reports the Associated Press, which also compares the salary with others, including the UO president's

UO E-clips, Sept. 9

Top stories for September 9, 2008: in a Register-Guard guest commentary, UO physicist Jim Brau argues that 'Particle physics worth the investment' even as physicists are looking toward Europe and the startup of the Large Hadron Collider near Geneva; in Salem, a judge listened to arguments in the lawsuit involving the UO's elimination of wrestling as a sport, reports the Register-Guard; and The Oregonian and Associated Press report on UO economist Tim Duy's July report on economic indicators, which showed somewhat hopeful signs

UO E-clips, Sept. 10

Top stories for September 10, 2008: Greg Bolt of the Register-Guard writes about the UO physicists, quoting Jim Brau, involved in the Large Hadron Collider's first beam in a story titled "In search of the Big Bang"; UO physicist and LHC team member Graham Kribs appeared on camera with KEZI-TV talking about the project; Tim Duy, UO economist, is quoted by the Atlanta Journal Constitution in a story about the Fanny/Freddie takeover by the feds; KVAL-TV and the Salem Statesman Journal reports about the lawsuit being heard about the closing of the wrestling program

UO E-clips, Sept. 11

Top stories for September 11, 2008: Register-Guard columnist Bob Welch takes on the Ducks -- football fans, that is -- questioning some recent student behavior; KVAL-13's Molly Blancett goes swinging in a nifty report about the UO's role, featuring physicist Graham Kribs, in the Large Hadron Collider; and the University of Oklahoma vows to be 100-percent wind powered by 2013, with the institution's president citing our UO as a national leader in the use of renewable energy, the Associated Press reports

UO E-clips, Sept. 12

Top stories for September 11, 2008: Pendleton, Ore., honors UO President Dave Frohnmayer, reports the East Oregonian; and KPTV-Channel 12 Portland reports on the successful test of the Large Hadron Collider in Geneva, citing the participation of UO physicists in the project

UO E-clips, Sept. 13-15

Top stories for September 13-15, 2008: Research by the UO's Helen Neville is among studies cited by The New York Times in a story called 'Training Young Brains to Behave'; the UO's Ed Weeks is quoted by the Register-Guard in a story about the U.S. Senate campaign of Jeff Merkley; and in his continuing guest-commentary series on climate change, the UO's Bob Doppelt write that the issue is a global problem

UO E-clips, Sept. 16

Top stories for September 16, 2008: ECONorthwest clients find that the numbers don't lie, reports the Portland Business Journal, which cites the case of projections on revenue from the UO arena; UO research is cited in a Roseburg News-Review story covering a proposal for a utility fee in Winston; in a story titled 'Seeds of Lehman's destruction,' Portfolio.com quotes UO economist Tim Duy; and a UO student is asking Eugene City Council to rescind its alley ruling, trying to stop arena construction and keep MacArthur Court, reports KEZI-TV

UO E-clips, Sept. 17

Top stories for September 17, 2008: UO student's fight to preserve McArthur Court draws coverage by The Oregonian; the UO's Richard Suttmeier is quoted by the Christian Science Monitor in its coverage of the tainted baby milk powder in China; UO libraries are among beneficiaries of grant funds announced by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, reports the Library Journal; and UO Knight Professor David Hulse is among a team of researchers tracking cool-water habits of Willamette River fish, reports The Oregonian

UO E-clips, Sept. 18

Top stories for September 18, 2008: Lane County search team headed into mountains in search of missing math professor Daming Xu, who disappeared last November, reports both the Associated Press and Register-Guard; and Medical News Today reports on a study that included UO participation and shows that toddler problem behavior can be reduced by a parenting program for low-income families

UO E-clips, Sept. 19

Top stories for September 19, 2008: the UO's green chemistry program is mentioned in a Los Angeles Times story about how potential environmental risks not being part of the training for chemical engineers; and the News-Review runs the Associated Press story about the upcoming weekend's search effort for the remains of UO math professor Daming Xu

UO E-clips, Sept. 20-22

Top stories for September 20-22, 2008: Forum planned to gather ideas on new UO president, reports the Register-Guard; the Kansas City infoZine reports on the new book on sustainability by the UO's Bob Doppelt; Science Daily picks up a UO news release on wildfire research involving the last 2,000 years by a team led by UO researchers; Dennis Jenkins' research on the coprolites pulled from Oregon's Paisley Caves and what the DNA findings say about early humans in the Americas are discussed in an Associated Press story appearing in Sunday's Boston Globe and on MSBNBC.com; the UO's Lynn Stephen is quoted in a story by Women's E-News titled 'Mexican artisans try to survive Oaxacan unrest'; East left its mark in a Western corner, writes the UO's Andrew Shultz in a guest commentary in The Australian; and Big Oil sows confusion, reaps Ike, says the UO's Bob Doppelt in a Register-Guard guest viewpoint

UO E-clips, Sept. 23

Top stories for September 23, 2008: Honk, honk, beep, beep, yeah … KVAL News 13 reports the return of students and traffic jams beginning today on the UO campus; the Los Angeles Times reports an UO-led study on 2,000 years of wildfires; renewed search for UO mathematician turns up no clues, KVAL reports; and the New Republican quotes UO economy blogger Mark Thoma in a story on Jagdish Bhagwati, author of a new book "Defense of Globalization"

UO E-clips, Sept. 24

Top stories for September 24, 2008: The UO’s Bob Doppelt is quoted by the Associated Press in a story titled ‘Western cap and trade initiative faces obstacles’; and the Cleveland Plain Dealer mentions work by UO digital animator Ying Tan in a story on using computers to create cinematic special effects

UO E-clips, Sept. 25

Top stories for September 25, 2008: UO spin-off MitoSciences Inc. nabs the Eugene Chamber of Commerce's Emerald Award for Innovation, the Register-Guard reports; Sustainable Industries, in a story titled 'The buck stops ad fiduciary responsibility' mentions UO business professor Mike Russo; another UO business professor, Jim Terborg, is quoted in a Bend Bulletin story headlined 'A workout at work'; the Daily Journal of Commerce (Portland) advances the upcoming Oregon Economic Forum directed by UO economist Tim Duy; and the Associated Press (in The Oregonian) reports on next week's opening events for the UO in Old Town Chinatown

UO E-clips, Sept. 26

News stories for September 26, 2008: Move-in day brings students into a full UO house, the Register-Guard reports; by going "blue" Oregon is not getting the candidate's attention, reports the Register-Guard, quoting UO political scientist Joe Lowndes; oh, what a night, reports The Oregonian, noting Oregon State's upset of mighty USC in college football and rioting/partying UO students who drew police attention last night; Oregon Public Broadcasting quotes UO journalism prof Al Stavitsky in a story about how Oregon senate candidates are saturate the airwaves; Duck football player charged with speed racing in Springfield car crash … and a crash victim and Ducks coach speak out, reports KVAL Channel 13 in two stories (the incident has drawn other media coverage not listed here); and United Press International reports on the UO study looking at 2,000 years of wildfires worldwide wildfires

UO E-clips, Sept. 27-29

Top stories for September 27-29, 2008: The East Oregonian and Associated Press report on a UO program that puts hands-on science within reach of several eastern Oregon schools; the Salt Lake Tribune covers a UO-led study on wildfires from the perspective of a Utah museum scientist, who studied at the UO; Chemical and Engineering News quotes UO chemist Michael Haley in its coverage of work done by scientists at UC-Davis who report that they've tamed alkyl oxonium ions; 400 University of Oregon freshmen are living in off-campus apartments, reports The Oregonian, while the Associated Reports on the UO's expanding housing market; the Associated Press story on UO archaeologist Dennis Jenkins' work at Oregon's Paisley Caves garners more coverage on SouthCoastToday.com (Mass.); UO economist Tim Duy is quoted in The Oregonian's story on how businesses are getting creative to survive tough economic times; Bill Sizemore argued for his language measure at a Friday forum at the UO but gathers little support, reports the Register-Guard; and the R-G also covered the story about the off-campus party of returning UO students last week that drew a crowd -- of partygoers, police and trouble

UO E-clips, Sept. 30

Top stories for September 30, 2008: UO professor Richard Taylor's name comes up in a story 'Paintings could be by Jackson Pollock, or not' in today's Los Angeles Times; 'Green' city issue surfaces, reports the Register-Guard; and the Portland Business Journal reports 'White Stag Block earns gold'